1996 Sheffield Eagles season

1996 Sheffield Eagles season
Super League I	7th
Challenge Cup	Fifth round
1996 record	Wins: 11; Draws: 0; Losses: 13
Points scored	For: 654; Against: 768
Team information
Coach	Gary Hetherington (until October 1996) Phil Larder (from November 1996)
Stadium	Don Valley Stadium
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The 1996 Sheffield Eagles season was the 13th season in the club's rugby league history and the first season in the Super League. Coached by Gary Hetherington, the Eagles competed in Super League I and finished in 7th place. The club also reached the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

Table

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	St Helens	22	20	0	2	950	455	+495	40
2	Wigan Warriors	22	19	1	2	902	326	+576	39
3	Bradford Bulls	22	17	0	5	767	409	+358	34
4	London Broncos	22	12	1	9	611	462	+149	25
5	Warrington Wolves	22	12	0	10	569	565	+4	24
6	Halifax Blue Sox	22	10	1	11	667	576	+91	21
7	Sheffield Eagles	22	10	0	12	599	730	-131	20
8	Oldham Bears	22	9	1	12	473	681	-208	19
9	Castleford Tigers	22	9	0	13	548	599	-51	18
10	Leeds	22	6	0	16	555	745	-190	12
11	Paris Saint-Germain	22	3	1	18	398	795	-397	7
12	Workington Town	22	2	1	19	325	1021	-696	5

Champions

Relegated

Squad

Statistics include appearances and points in the Super League and Challenge Cup.^[1]

Player	Apps	Tries	Goals	DGs	Points
Aston, MarkMark Aston	22	2	87	1	183
Broadbent, PaulPaul Broadbent	24	3	0	0	12
Carr, PaulPaul Carr	13	2	0	0	8
Chapman, RichardRichard Chapman	1	2	0	0	8
Cook, MichaelMichael Cook	21	2	0	0	8
Crowther, MattMatt Crowther	15	7	8	0	44
Dakuitoga, JoeJoe Dakuitoga	10	1	0	0	4
Dixon, PaulPaul Dixon	12	2	0	0	8
Farrell, AnthonyAnthony Farrell	20	5	0	0	20
Gamson, MarkMark Gamson	5	0	0	0	0
Garcia, Jean-MarcJean-Marc Garcia	23	13	0	0	52
Grimley, DannyDanny Grimley	5	1	0	0	4
Hay, AndyAndy Hay	19	5	0	0	20
Hughes, IanIan Hughes	19	4	0	0	16
Laughton, DaleDale Laughton	16	1	0	0	4
Lawford, DeanDean Lawford	14	2	1	1	11
Lawless, JohnnyJohnny Lawless	21	9	0	0	36
McAllister, DannyDanny McAllister	22	4	0	0	16
Mycoe, DavidDavid Mycoe	11	0	1	0	2
Price, RichardRichard Price	5	2	0	0	8
Senior, KeithKeith Senior	22	17	0	0	68
Sheridan, RyanRyan Sheridan	14	6	0	1	25
Sodje, BrightBright Sodje	13	7	0	0	28
Sovatabua, WaisaleWaisale Sovatabua	16	5	0	0	20
Stott, LyntonLynton Stott	22	10	0	1	41
Taylor, LawrenceLawrence Taylor	1	0	0	0	0
Turner, DarrenDarren Turner	14	2	0	0	8
Yasa, MalakaiMalakai Yasa	4	0	0	0	0

References

1. Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.

External links

• Sheffield Eagles - Rugby League Project